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It was pretty good seeing Fonz, Richie, and Ralph as cartoon characters. In this series that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1980-82, the three are taken along for their greatest adventures in a time machine resembling a flying saucer by a 25th century babe named Cupcake. I'm not sure if she was human or alien, but she had very goofy magic powers that had very unpredictable results. Of course, they would be predicable in the sense that something would go wrong as you continue watching the series. There have been episodes where Richie and Ralph ended up in period women's clothing, or zapped down to their boxer shorts or even naked altogether (conveniently inside a barrel), or even sight gags where the whole gang is dressed as clowns! Among the funniest magic mishaps was when Cupcake and Merlin the Magician's combined powers caused Richie to turn into a bird (episode "Gone with the Wand")!!! What a riot!!! Ralph thought he could use birdboy for a talent act and gain fame and fortune!
Along for the ride in this time-hopping adventure is the Fonz's dog, Mr. Cool, who tries so hard to be like his master (but with little success). Watch out when he snaps his fingers! Disaster looms whenever that happens! As mentioned, this is a time travel show. Among the places the gang have visited are the Stone Age, ancient China, medieval era, and even the moon in the future. They even managed to get themselves in versions of classic stories like "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Around the World in 80 Days".
You need not take the show too seriously, but "Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" was entertaining and was full of laughs. There were quite a number of dangers in their time travel trips, but Fonzie always kept his cool and saved the day (whichever year it was), and always managed to get the girl. Perhaps the show could have benefitted a little by adding characters like Potsie and Chachi. That way, you could have the trio of Richie the brain, Ralph the prankster, and Potsie the screwup, while Chachi was there to make his own moves on the girls that fell for Fonzie. Of course if this happened, there probably wouldn't have been a need for Mr. Cool and the show wouldn't have had a mascot for all the kids to like. All in all, the show was enjoyable to watch for fans of "Happy Days".
It was pretty good seeing Fonz, Richie, and Ralph as cartoon characters. In this series that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1980-82, the three are taken along for their greatest adventures in a time machine resembling a flying saucer by a 25th century babe named Cupcake. I'm not sure if she was human or alien, but she had very goofy magic powers that had very unpredictable results. Of course, they would be predicable in the sense that something would go wrong as you continue watching the series. There have been episodes where Richie and Ralph ended up in period women's clothing, or zapped down to their boxer shorts or even naked altogether (conveniently inside a barrel), or even sight gags where the whole gang is dressed as clowns! Among the funniest magic mishaps was when Cupcake and Merlin the Magician's combined powers caused Richie to turn into a bird (episode "Gone with the Wand")!!! What a riot!!! Ralph thought he could use birdboy for a talent act and gain fame and fortune!
Along for the ride in this time-hopping adventure is the Fonz's dog, Mr. Cool, who tries so hard to be like his master (but with little success). Watch out when he snaps his fingers! Disaster looms whenever that happens! As mentioned, this is a time travel show. Among the places the gang have visited are the Stone Age, ancient China, medieval era, and even the moon in the future. They even managed to get themselves in versions of classic stories like "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Around the World in 80 Days".
You need not take the show too seriously, but "Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" was entertaining and was full of laughs. There were quite a number of dangers in their time travel trips, but Fonzie always kept his cool and saved the day (whichever year it was), and always managed to get the girl. Perhaps the show could have benefitted a little by adding characters like Potsie and Chachi. That way, you could have the trio of Richie the brain, Ralph the prankster, and Potsie the screwup, while Chachi was there to make his own moves on the girls that fell for Fonzie. Of course if this happened, there probably wouldn't have been a need for Mr. Cool and the show wouldn't have had a mascot for all the kids to like. All in all, the show was enjoyable to watch for fans of "Happy Days".